“It felt like a small pike and was cursing his luck when a huge mouth and spiky dorsal broke surface” A trip to his local river paid off in fine style for Loughborough angler Leo Heathcote, who landed a sensational pair of perch, going 4lb 14oz and 4lb 13oz. After… Read more
“I hit into what I thought was a small chub that snagged me solid” Lifelong angler Phil White recently landed one of the biggest ever braces of barbel from the Hampshire Avon, banking this 16lb 9oz fish alongside one of 15lb 7oz. It’s fair to say that the banks were… Read more
“Two ‘thirties’ in less than an hour” Following on from the capture of an immense 37lb pike before Christmas, Stockton-on-Tees angler Eric Robinson has been out again, landing this impressive specimen bringing the scales round to 33lb along with a recapture of his 37lb croc, this time coming in 1lb… Read more
“The greatest brace of roach in coarse angling history” Without doubt, the greatest brace of roach in coarse angling history has been taken by Kent angler Dan Woolcott, who landed fish weighing a staggering 4lb 2oz and 3lb 14oz in one remarkable session. They were caught from a rock-hard, super… Read more
“I hooked a trout on a pin tail lure and could see on the sonar that the perch were following it” Having purchased a bow mount motor, to use with the reservoirs boats and the intention of targeting some reservoir perch, Oxfordshire angler Paul Scowen’s investment was rewarded with a… Read more
“Going down to a microscopic size 24 hook and 14oz bottom to land this 1lb specimen” Scaling down your gear can make a big difference in fishing, but Steve Allen took things to another level on a recent dace session, going down to a microscopic size 24 hook and 14oz… Read more
